Everhour gives video editors project-level tracking for client work, revisions, deadline pushes, and billable production handoffs.
Enter your time in and out for each day. Overtime and gross pay are calculated automatically.
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Use this page to turn an editing day into a clear record by client, production, deliverable, and activity. That structure fits freelance bids and invoices as well as internal production reporting. BLS reported that self-employed workers held 29% of film and video editor jobs in 2024, so many editors need records that connect creative work to contracts, invoices, and financial files.
A useful entry captures the work stage without overloading the note field. For a commercial edit, entries can separate footage review, sequence assembly, music and dialogue placement, sound effects, error corrections, export checks, and producer review. O*NET lists core editor tasks such as reviewing footage, arranging sequences, inserting music, dialogue, and sound effects, correcting errors, verifying time codes, and determining needed audio-visual effects.
Start with a few stable fields: client, production, deliverable, edit stage, task, date, start and stop time or duration, billable status, rate, and note. Freelancers usually need client and invoice fields. Studio employees usually need production, department, and handoff context. Use U.S. dollars for U.S. rate and invoice fields when billing or payroll records require currency.
A clean sample entry reads: client, Northstar Fitness; production, spring campaign; deliverable, 30-second social cut; task, producer revision 2, music trim and time-code correction; date, March 5, 2026; time, 1.75 hours; rate, $85; billable, yes; note, exported v6 for review. That level of detail explains the work without turning every clip or keyboard step into a separate record.
Revision time deserves its own label because it often drives scope conversations. Original assembly, first-cut polish, producer notes, client notes, technical fixes, and final exports answer different questions. A freelance editor can show why a bid expanded. A post-production manager can see whether delays came from review cycles, sound or effects work, or corrections close to delivery.
Team contact also belongs in the record when it changes the work. O*NET reports that 92% of film and video editors have face-to-face discussions with individuals or teams every day, and 71% experience daily time pressure. Labeling review meetings, handoffs to audio or visual effects, and rush fixes keeps a deadline week from collapsing into one vague editing bucket.
A one-off record is enough for a single freelance invoice, a small bid review, or a personal estimate of how long a rough cut took. It also works for a single weekly recap when the production lead only needs total hours by deliverable. Keep the categories tight so the record is easy to finish on a deadline.
A managed workflow becomes the better choice for repeat clients, teams, and payroll review because tracked time has to survive approvals, exports, and billing handoffs. Everhour connects task-level editing entries to customizable reports with grouping, filters, date ranges, and exports, so client, production, revision, and billable status stay usable after the week closes.
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Use task labels that mirror the actual edit: footage review, sequence assembly, dialogue or music placement, sound effects, corrections, time-code checks, review meetings, and export preparation. Group tiny actions under the closest work stage. A useful label explains the client or production outcome, not every software command used to reach it.
Separate revision rounds when they affect scope, billing, or schedule reporting. Original assembly, producer notes, client notes, technical fixes, and final export checks usually answer different business questions. A clear revision label helps a freelancer support an invoice and helps a production lead see whether review cycles consumed more time than the first cut.
For employees covered by the FLSA minimum wage or overtime provisions, employer records must show hours worked each workday and total hours worked each workweek. Covered employers can choose any complete and accurate timekeeping method under the FLSA. A single weekly total without daily hours fails to capture the required daily record for covered workers.
Late-night work, Saturday edits, Sunday exports, holidays, and regular rest-day work do not create federal overtime premium pay by themselves under the FLSA. Covered nonexempt employees must receive at least 1.5 times the regular rate for hours worked over 40 in a fixed 168-hour workweek. State law, policy, or contract terms can add stricter rules.
Covered U.S. employers must preserve payroll records for at least three years and basic time and earnings records, such as daily start and stop time cards or sheets, for at least two years. Freelance editing records belong with bids, contracts, invoices, and financial files because they support pricing discussions, scope history, and business recordkeeping.
Everhour Reporting turns logged editing time into customizable reports with 45+ columns, including project, client, member, billable time, labor costs, invoice status, and integration custom fields. Editors or managers can group by client or production, filter by date range, and export CSV, Excel/XLSX, or PDF files.
Everhour Time Tracking can run standalone or embed tracking controls inside Asana, ClickUp, GitHub, Linear, Jira, Monday, Notion, Trello, and Basecamp. Editors can use one-click timers or manual entries against tasks, then keep production work tied to the project board.
Track editing hours by client, production, and revision stage, then review grouped reports before invoices, payroll review, or production retrospectives. Everhour Reporting keeps cut-by-cut labor visible.
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